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Kelly came back at the par-three 11th when his tee ball ran to three feet. He converted the birdie try to close the gap to three. With Pavin consistently making pars, Kelly had to take advantage of his best birdie opportunities.
Both players parred the 16th and 17th holes, but with a reachable par-five for the closing hole, there was still drama. Pavin could not get home in two so he laid up down the fairway, but Kelly had the length to reach, but his ball took a bad hop into thick rough.
Woody Austin (65), Joey Sindelar (67) and Billy Andrade (68) shared sixth place at 14-under-par 266. Dicky Pride (63), Dean Wilson (63), K.J. Choi (64) and Nathan Green (69) tied for ninth place at minus-13.
Philadelphia, PA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - With her third victory of the season Saturday at the Evian Masters, Karrie Webb bumped Lorena Ochoa from the top of the LPGA Tour money list and also snatched her No. 3 position in the Rolex Women's World Rankings. Webb, now a 33-time winner on the LPGA Tour, also won the first major of the year, the Kraft Nabisco Championship, and the Michelob Ultra Open. Sunday, she beat 16-year-old Michelle Wie and two-time Evian Masters champion Laura Davies by one shot.
After Wie, Webb and Ochoa, Paula Creamer remained fifth and was again followed by Cristie Kerr, Juli Inkster, Yuri Fudoh and Jeong Jang, who will defend her Women's British Open title this week.
Grand Blanc, MI (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Tiger Woods bogeyed his first hole after the re-start Saturday morning and fell one shot behind leader Brett Quigley at the Buick Open. Two weeks after winning the British Open, Woods stands at 12-under-par 132 through two rounds at Warwick Hills Golf and Country Club.
Quigley carded a six-under 66 on Friday to get to 13-under-par 131. He was one of the few players with afternoon tee times to complete his second round Friday.
Players who didn't complete their second rounds Friday returned to the course at 8 a.m. (et) Saturday. The third round began at 11:13 a.m. with threesomes teeing off on No. 1 and No. 10.
Jim Furyk leads a group of seven players who share seventh place at minus-10.
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Underdog bettors love the Super Bowl and, history suggests, the underdogs love them back. And the big dogs bite harder.
Even so, there is a warning in store for Super Bowl gamblers who must love dogs: The Arizona Cardinals Super Bowl betting lines might not be enough of a Cinderella to make it worth your while.
Although the Cardinals were widely panned as one of the worst division winners and least playoff-worthy teams in recent memory, their trip to Super Bowl XLIII Jan. 31 in Tampa against the Pittsburgh Steelers Super Bowl betting lines comes with a little more respect from the oddsmakers than you might imagine. They are a 7-point underdog at most sports books.
If you count yourself among those who covet the big dog in the big game, this isn’t exactly great news. You should have been hoping for more points. This is because the facts show that the bigger the dog, the better the bet in the Super Bowl.
Case in point: Over the past 13 seasons, double-figure underdogs in the Super Bowl are 4-0-1 ATS and have won the past three outright. In fact, the last double-digit chalk to do the deed for bettors was the 1995 San Francisco 49ers, who managed to beat the astounding 19-point spot afforded backers of the San Diego Chargers in the 49-26 romp in Super Bowl XXIX.
By contrast, 7-point favorites are 2-1-1 ATS in the same span, the last such contest resulting a cover grinded out by the Colts in their 29-17 win over the Bears two seasons ago in Super Bowl XLI.
In 2004, the Patriots failed to cover the number in their 32-29 triumph over the Carolina Panthers in Super Bowl props while the Rams and Titans gave everyone a refund in 2000 after the Rams posted a 23-16 win as a seven-point favorite.
So while Arizona’s run has included impressive upsets as a 10-point road underdog to the Carolina Panthers and Sunday’s 32-25 win in the NFC championship game to the 4-point favored Philadelphia Eagles, their long-shot story lacks a bit of the David vs. Goliath storyline of past Super Bowl underdogs.
While the seven-point spread represents a significant gap in the perception of strength between the two teams, it is far from monumental. For example, last season the Giants were the wild-card afterthought turned road-warrior buzzsaw, with stunning wins over the Buccaneers, Cowboys and Packers to earn their place in the Super Bowl.
There, they played spoiler to New England’s bid to become the first 19-0 team in NFL history and cemented their place in sports betting lore with a 17-14 win as a 12.5-point underdog.
In other words, the Cardinals appear to have their work cut out for them as a mid-range underdog. But in homage to the spread beaters who have come before them, here is a brief look back at recent colossal upsets in the Super Bowl:
SB XLII -- 2008 -- New York Giants 17, New England Patriots 14 (Giants +12.5) – Eli Manning’s 13-yard touchdown pass to Plaxico Burress in the final minute clinched the historic upset for the Giants, who used a masterful defensive plan to slow down Tom Brady and the previously undefeated New England Patriots.
XXXVI -- 2002 -- Patriots 20, Rams 17 (Patriots +14) – This was the coming out party for the aforementioned Brady, who went from obscure sixth-round draft pick to Super Bowl hero in one fell swoop. He led the game-winning drive in the final minute – eschewing analyst John Madden’s advice to take a knee and play for overtime – leading to Adam Vinatieri’s memorable 48-yard field goal that split the uprights as time expired.
XXXII 1998 Broncos 31, Packers 24 (Denver +12) – The first of John Elway’s two consecutive Super Bowl titles to put an end to his Hall of Fame career was an upset for the ages. The Broncos used the determination of Elway and a 157-yard, three-touchdown performance from Terrell Davis to turn back Brett Favre and the heavily favored Packers.
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